Do I need to be famous to use close protection?

No. Most of our work is for people nobody would recognise: business owners, professionals in disputes, families with a specific concern, and people whose work puts them in front of the public.

How quickly can close protection be arranged?

Where personnel, geography and licensing allow, we can often mobilise the same day. We will tell you what is realistic when you call rather than promising a fixed time we cannot guarantee.

Are TACT officers armed?

No. Private close protection in the UK is unarmed. Protection here is achieved through planning, positioning and judgement.

Protection

Close Protection

Close protection is not standing next to someone looking serious. It is planning, positioning, communication and judgement — most of which happens before anybody arrives.

What this is: Most of a close protection assignment is invisible. Routes are checked, venues are contacted, arrival and departure points are agreed, and the day is walked through before it happens. By the time an officer is stood beside a client, the difficult decisions have usually already been made.
Who it's for: People who need a protection officer close by without it becoming a spectacle.
Where we work: Cotswolds · Gloucestershire · London · UK · Worldwide
Why TACT: Assignment-led personnel selection, preparation before presence, and no unnecessary theatre. A new name built on experience.

Need protection?

Tell us what the assignment looks like. Where, when, how long. We'll take it from there.

Tell us what you need Talk to TACT

—Single officers through to full protection teams
—UK-wide, with international deployment by arrangement
—Short-notice and long-term assignments
—Discreet, low-visibility operation as standard

What close protection actually involves

Most of a close protection assignment is invisible. Routes are checked, venues are contacted, arrival and departure points are agreed, and the day is walked through before it happens. By the time an officer is stood beside a client, the difficult decisions have usually already been made.

On the day, the work is about distance, pace and awareness: keeping the right space around the person, reading the environment, resolving small problems quietly and moving on. A well-run assignment looks uneventful. That is the point.

Who we deploy, and why

Personnel are selected for the assignment. A client filming in central London, a family staying at a Cotswolds estate and an executive travelling internationally do not need the same officer.

We look at the environment, the client's routine, the level of public exposure, the likely interactions and whether the requirement is single-officer or team-based. Then we put forward the people who fit it.

Officers hold the appropriate SIA licence for the activity undertaken
Single officer, two-officer or full team structures
Security-trained drivers where movement is the main risk
Female officers where the assignment calls for it

How an assignment is set up

We start with a conversation, not a quote. What is happening, where, when, for how long, and what could change. From that we build a proportionate plan and tell you honestly what we think is required — including when it is less than you expected.

Common questions

Do I need to be famous to use close protection?: No. Most of our work is for people nobody would recognise: business owners, professionals in disputes, families with a specific concern, and people whose work puts them in front of the public.
How quickly can close protection be arranged?: Where personnel, geography and licensing allow, we can often mobilise the same day. We will tell you what is realistic when you call rather than promising a fixed time we cannot guarantee.
Are TACT officers armed?: No. Private close protection in the UK is unarmed. Protection here is achieved through planning, positioning and judgement.